Blackbird State Forest - Naudain Tract
Blackbird State Forest - Naudain Tract is a nature reserve in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Egg Hill stands 125 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackbird State Forest - Jones Tract, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- DE Forest Service
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Townsend Municipal Park: 5.5 mi
- Clayton Community Park: 6.0 mi
- Smyrna Sports Park: 6.1 mi
- Cypress Branch State Park: 6.3 mi
- Cypress Branch State Park: 6.3 mi
- Ronnys Garden World: 6.5 mi
- Monster Monument: 14.6 mi
- Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park): 16.0 mi
- Johnson Victrola Museum (First State Heritage Park): 16.1 mi
- Constitution Park (First State Heritage Park): 16.1 mi
- Taylor's Bridge School (District No. 66): 9.9 mi
- Jimmie Foxx Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Mount Harmon: 12.3 mi
- Delaware River and Bay Monument: 12.5 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 14.2 mi
- Massey Air Museum: 3.6 mi
- Smyrna Museum: 7.2 mi
- Kent Museum: 13.4 mi
- Delaware State Police Museum: 13.6 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 14.7 mi
- Daves Hill: 9.5 mi
- Mauldin Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Bull Mountain: 18.0 mi
- Black Hill: 18.3 mi
- Rhodes Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 23.8 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 23.8 mi
- Native Garden: 23.8 mi
- Clark Garden: 23.8 mi
- Betterton Beach: 17.7 mi
- North East Beach Area: 17.9 mi
- Roachs Shore: 19.7 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 19.8 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 24.3 mi
- George Washington: 19.0 mi
- Hammering Heart: 20.4 mi
- Big Fish, School of Fish: 23.9 mi
- Hand: 24.4 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 24.7 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 14.7 mi
- White Banks: 17.5 mi
- Frenchtown: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackbird State Forest - Naudain Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Hill | NNW 340° | 125 m | 24.9 mi |
| Iron Hill | N 358° | 100 m | 22.0 mi |
| Foys Hill | NW 323° | 92 m | 23.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 356° | 89 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NW 316° | 85 m | 18.0 mi |
| Mauldin Mountain | NW 311° | 80 m | 17.7 mi |
| Rhodes Mountain | NNW 329° | 80 m | 19.5 mi |
| Grays Hill | N 351° | 80 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dover, 17 mi away.
- Northern Cricket Frog24 obs
- Green Frog20 obs
- Fowler's Toad15 obs
- Marbled Salamander14 obs
- Southern Leopard Frog14 obs
- Blue Dasher11 obs
- American Beaver10 obs
- Citrine Forktail9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/915309538
Day trips start here
- Chesapeake City · 15 mi
- Dover · 16 mi
- Camden · 18 mi
- Chestertown · 19 mi
- Magnolia · 22 mi
- Havre de Grace · 25 mi
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